On December 23rd, the Federal Reserve will turn 100 years old.
We can look back on its few successes… but its many failures far outweigh any positives it may have achieved.
What’s at stake now is the Fed’s future. And it looks bleak.
On December 23rd, the Federal Reserve will turn 100 years old.
We can look back on its few successes… but its many failures far outweigh any positives it may have achieved.
What’s at stake now is the Fed’s future. And it looks bleak.
Central banks may have foolish policies, but central bankers are no dummies.
Bernanke’s actions last week – failing to taper, yet still trying to maintain the illusion that QE is a good thing – are setting up a one-two punch that’s not unlike boxing champion Mohammed Ali’s famous “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” approach.